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Errata for FEMA 350


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2.13.1 2-26 Reference to Section 3.3.2.4 should instead be to Section 3.3.2.5.
3.3.2.5 3-16 Reference to "20ft-lb. at -20oF" in first line should instead be to "20ft-lb. at 0oF"
3.5.1 3-27 Table 3-2, Beam/Column Relations: 1st line should read as follows:
Panel Zone Strength      No Requirement (OMF)
3.5.2 3-30 Table 3-3. Beam/Column Relations: 2nd line should read as follows:
Column/beam bending strength: SMF: Section 2.9.1
3.5.4 3-35 Table 3-5.  Beam/Column/Flange Plate (FP) Relations, should read as follows:
Panel Zone Strength                              SMF: Section 3.3.3.2
Column/beam bending strength ratio      SMF: Section 2.9.1
3.5.4.1 3-38 Step 6 should read:
Determine the required panel zone thickness according to the methods of Section 3.3.3.2. For purposes of this calculation, substitute db+ (tplt + tplb) for db and the quantity Quantity for the calculation in Section 3.3.3.2. for db - tfb
3.5.5 3-40 Table 3-6.  Beam/Column Relations: 2nd line should read as follows:
Column/beam bending strength: SMF: Section 2.9.1
3.5.5.1 3-41 Step 2, Item d, should read:
If Mf < RyZbFy the design is acceptable. If Mf is greater than the limit, increase c. The value of c should not exceed 0.25bf.
3.6.1 3-43 Replace Figure 3-13 with:
Figure 3-13
3-44 Table 3-8. Beam/Column Relations: 1st and 2nd lines should read:
Panel zone strength:      SMF: Sec. 3.3.3.2, Sec. 3.6.1.1 Step 9
Column/beam bending strength ratio: SMF: Sec. 2.9.1
3.6.1.1 3-45 In Step 1, the reference to Section 3.2.7 should instead be to Section 3.2.6.

Step 2 should read:

Select end plate bolt size by solving Equation 3-18 for Tub and selecting bolt type and Abolt as required:

Mf < 2Tub (do + di)                   (3-18)

where:

Tub  = 90Abolt for A325 bolts
       = 113Abolt for A490 bolts and

do and di are as defined in Figure 3-14
3-47 Equation 3-29 should read:
Equation 3-29
and the sentence beneath Equation 3-29 should read:

If tfc is less than the calculated value, a column with a thicker flange must be selected.
3-48 Figure 3-14 should appear as:
Figure 3-14
3.6.2 3-49 Replace Figure 3-15 with:
Figure 3-15
3-50 Table 3-9. Critical Beam Parameters. Flange Thickness up to 1"

Table 3-9. Beam/Column Relations. 1st and 2nd lines should read:

Panel zone strength: SMF Sec. 3.6.2.1 Step 8.
Column/beam bending strength ratio: SMF: Sec. 2.9.1
3.6.2.1 3-51 Step 2, reference to Equation 3-32 should be to Equation 3-31.

Sentence below Equation 3-32 should read:

Where Tb is the minimum bolt pretension per Table J3.1 of AISC-LRFD and Ffu is as defined in Equation 3-36.
3-52 Step 6 should read "Check column web ..."
3-53 Replace Figure 3-16 with:
Figure 3-16
3.6.3 3-55 Table 3-10. Critical Beam Column Relations: 1st and 2nd lines should read:

Panel zone strength: SMF: Sec. 3.6.3.1, Step 3
Column/beam bending strength ratio SMF: Sec. 2.9.1
3.6.3.1 3-58 Equation 3-47 should read:

Mfail = Fu - b(Zb - 2(dbt + 0.062)tfb(db - tfb))LTF3
3.7.1 3-62 Table 3-12. Critical Beam Column Relations. 1st and 2nd lines should read:

Panel zone strength: SMF: Sec. 3.7.1.2, Step 3
Column/beam bending strength ratio SMF: Sec. 2.9.1
3.7.1.2 3-64 Figure 3-21 should appear as:
Figure 3-21
3-66 Step 6: reference to Figure 22 should be to Figure 3-22.

Equation 3-61 should read:
Equation 3-61

Equation 3-64 should read:
Equation 3-64
3-67 Equation 3-65 should read:

Mfail = (Fubm(Zb - 2(dbt + 0.062)tfb(db - tfb)))LTF3
Appendix A A-6 Equation A-3 should read:
Equation A-3

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Errata for FEMA 353


Section Page Correction
Table of Contents vii Last word in section title should be plural as: "Procedures"
Part 1 Sec. 5.1.3 Part I: 5-1 Reference to "AWS Sample 3" should instead be to: "AWS C4.1-77, Sample 4"
Part 1 Appendix A Test Specimens Part I: A-2 First line of section should read: Two test plates, one for each heat input level, shall be used and 5 CVN test specimens shall be made per plate.

Ref. to AWS A5.29-89R should be to AWS A5.29-98.

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